R. Rich

Nope, it is.......... T minus 5 days and counting!!!!

Monday

Like this: T minus 6 days and counting!!!!

Give her a happy birthday wish from us, and maybe next time, she can make the road trip w/ you.

T minus 7 days and counting!!!! Just one more week!!!!

Hahaha!!!

How credible.

So........you're saying that he did a very good job of building up their defense, but had problems doing the same w/ the offense? Shocking. Buddy wasn't a horrible coach in Philly, but he owed a LOT of that to guys like Seth Joyner, Eric Allen, and the late trio of Jerome Brown, Andre "Dirty" Waters, and Reggie White. Randall Cunningham was good for them, and a guy who I feel is often disrespected by the media and the fans (didn't he get named the sportswriters' MVP 3 times in his career?), but the Iggles would be just good enough not to be a bad team. Better than his stint in Arizona, but being that you're in Philly, how many of the locals take stock in moral victories there?

Where does this Roethlebirger guy play?

My guess is it's less him being beloved and more along the lines of people being unbiased 'bout the guy. Yeah, he wasn't all that as the Bills' coach, but it's quite a leap from being a bad head coach to being worthless @ any coaching job. He appears to be another career coordinator, along the lines of Buddy Ryan and Marvin Lewis; great coordinators, not so great head coaches.

You never know.

Evening it is. Righ now, I have it tentively scheduled for Tuesday, September 2nd @ 7:00pm EST. If there's problems w/ the date/time, drop me a line over @ our league forum.

Nice to see the output by UB. I had UTEP to win their division in CUSA, beating out Tulsa and SMU. This was a great start for the Bulls and I look forward to seeing them in action on the 13th vs Temple.

No.

T minus 9 days and counting!!!!

Even better.

That ain't such a step up, Lori.

I've only taken pictures once, but I'm sure I can arrange for a few shots next Friday.

You gotta love these new safeties. I've been creating guys like this on videogames for years, and now we get the real thing. Kinda makes me long for the days when I begged my HS coach to let me try out @ corner, when I was 6'5" and 'bout 200lbs. Then I think 'bout the overall size of players nowadays; that's where the "kinda" part comes from.

Thanks, for your comments and your contributions to the preview. This discussion to be continued on September 28th.

You know I like Moore, but you said that Mays having 3 first round picks, a second round pick, and 3 first team preseason All America teammates doesn't affect his stats? C'mon now. Both guys are very good and should have standout seasons. I'll leave it @ that.

I cannot take all the credit. I watch my fair share of games, but I also rely on numerous media outlets, various guides, and input from those w/ ties to the college game (former players, coaches, admins) to get me through. I also got some valued input from StlBills and BlueFire, which will be on display when I finally get the more in-depth team reviews posted. When it comes to slotting teams, I not only take into account the talent level and such, but also the schedule they must deal w/. I like Georgia a lot (my early AA listing had Stafford ahead of Tebow), but I don't see them having nearly as smooth sailing as either WVU or USF (this will be my "team to watch" this year) will do. In the SEC, there is no smooth sailing. Yup, and yup. It sucks that they'll probably get another undeserved free pass to the BCS, but I guess it'll be as fun for me as watching the last couple BCS title games has been for Michigan fans. You could be right. I have them right behind Boise State in that conference, but I have them both outside the top 25 though. I hope the bulldogs prove me wrong. I also have my beloved PENN STATE out of the top 25, even though I've seen them listed in many top 25 polls so far. Their defense has talented guys like Spikes and Joe Haden, who I feel will be an outstanding player for the Gators based on his excellent freshman year. Still, they aren't as loaded as other years and I feel that will be an issue for them if they get to a BCS title game. If there's a Florida-TOSU rematch, I'd give the edge to TOSU. They're every bit as determined to make amends as the US basketball team was in Beijing. If they use Moody right and there's no injury concerns w/ him, third downs might not be an issue since teams will have to deal w/ his athleticism on first and second downs. Not only is their defense loaded, but they're very physical. I'm taking a "wait and see" approach to Sanchez, which is why I didn't mention him in my All Pac 10 listing. I saw on ESPN that Mark May listed him as a "top 10 impact player" for this year? What a shock, since he's one of the biggest USC cheerleaders on that channel. He, along w/ Haden and Crabtree, are among the top sophomores to watch this year. Then again, Perez is technically a sophomore (transferred to the Terps from USC after his freshman year) and I've heard a LOT of good things 'bout how he's doing. I took a flyer on him, though neither guy 'tween Perez and Williams is a slouch. I plan on it. I just need to find the time and not have life throw any more curveballs @ me. For a while, we thought we weren't going to be able to even make the home opener next weekend, but it looks like that might be safe. For now. Thanks, and I agree that it's nice to have something to stir up interest. I could've just parrotted what the AP would do or what some other person thought, but I tried to add not only where I thought teams should be rated, but how their schedule would affect them, the level of maturity of the team (a very good group of sophomores or juniors, or solid senior leadership?), injuries, and other factors to shake things up. It's not perfect; just something to jump start college football discussion. I still have more to do, as I am editing the team previews and will post them as soon as they're done.

Oops.

William Moore's stats certainly would eat Mays' and Harris' for breakfast, but, then again, Timmy Chang's stats ate Matt Leinart and Vince Young's stats for breakfast, too. Hey, I like Moore, which is why he's on my 2nd team. But, the fact remains that Mays played on a defense that saw 4 players drafted in the first 2 rounds, 3 of them in the first round. That defense could likely add another 3 or 4 in the 2009 draft, so there's plenty of talent 'round Mays which could account for him not dominating the scene stat-wise.

We're coming into the home stretch now: T minus 10 days and counting!!!!